Etymology Explorer › Old High German

Where does “breit” come from?

breit (Old High German) comes from Proto-West Germanic braid, from Proto-Germanic braidaz — broad, wide.

breit (Old High German): broad, large

Definitions

  1. broad, large

Ancestry of “breit”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicbraidbroad, wide
2Proto-Germanicbraidazbroad, wide

Words derived from “breit”

  • Breitmaulnashorn
  • breit
  • ausbreiten
  • außbreiten
  • breitschulterig
  • breiten
  • verbreiten
  • Verbreitung
  • breid
  • breit
  • ברייט
  • breet
  • breet
Every word from Proto-Germanic braidaz →